Water-closet seat



- 0.1. WILKIN.

WATER CLOSET SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 10. 1920.

1,412,436. atented Apr. 11, 1922.

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CARL J. WILKIN, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

WATER-CLOSET SEAT,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1922.

Application filed February 10, 1920. Serial No. 357,514.

To all whom it mal z concern:

Be it known that I, CARL J. WILKIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Jose, in the county of Santa Clara and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVVater-Closet Seats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to electric heating, and more especially toheaters involving the use of an incandescent lamp; and the object of thesame is to heat the seat of a water closet.

Another object is possibly to light such a seat.

A third object is to prevent the heater from being broken when the seatcover is let down.

Yet other objects will appear from the following specification.Reference is made to the drawings herewith and in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of this invention as a whole, with part of thesear, broken away and part of the heater in section,

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1,showing the cover lowered,

Figure 3 is a vertical section through the Iii the drawings the rearportion of the bowl is shown at B, and the usual seat at S, this seatbeing of wood, and generally hinged upon the rear of the bowl although Ihave not thought necessary to show the hinges herein. Some persons areso delicately constituted that the contact of the cold wood upon theflesh is objectionable, and especially is this the case where the watercloset is used by invalids or others who are extremely sensitive. Again,it sometimes occurs that the water closet is used in the dark, eitherbecause the lighting system is out of order or because the user may notcare to turn on the light. My in vention applied to a water closet seatavoids the shock of cold contact and illumines the seat so that it maybe seen in the dark The upper face of the seat S is cut away orchamfered with a channel 1 which extends completely around its opening2, and a hole 3 at the rear of the seat communicates with the channel.and extends rearward as perhaps best seen in Figure 1. At the front ofthe seat the channel is interrupted; that is to say, a wooden block orlip 4 is permitted to remain so that the rubber plug or bumper 5 of theseat cover 6 may rest on the same as indicated in Figure 2.

Disposed within said channel is a heater element in the shape of a ring10 of glass, made to conform throughout its length with the exactcontour of the channel itself and therefore necessarily having anarrowed portion or neck 11 at the front of the seat forward of the lip'4, At its rear this ring has an extension 12 passing through the back ofthe seat where the latter is provided withthe hole 3, and the extensioncarries a socket 14 into which may be passed a plug 15 carrying theusual electric wires 16 led from a source of electrical supply. When theelectricity is turned on, current flows through these wires 16 and theplug and socket, and is carried around within the tubular ring on wires17 as shown. Finally,

packing 18 is inserted in the mouth of the channel 1 to retain theheater therein, leaving its upper side exposed as seen in Figure 1. Thisside of the glass ring, and in fact all sides of the same may be groundif necessary, although clear glass would answer.

In use, when the electricity is turned on and flows through the wires 17a gentle heat is generated and the glass is warmed So that use of theseat is no longer objectionable. Also the glass is illuminated to agreater or less extent, so that the seat is visible even though thetoilet room be dark. When the device is to be put out of use, the plug15 is removed from the socket 14. The flexibility of the wires 16permits the seat to be hinged and to turn on its hinges if desired. Theentire structure is neat, serviceable, sanitary, and useful. I

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may beconsidered the preferred, or approved form of my invention. It is to beunderstood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangementand combination of parts, ma terials, dimensions, et cetera, as mayprove expedient and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a water closet seat having a channel around itscentral opening; of a ring-shaped incandescent electric heater mountedin said channel and having a socket, feed wires leading from a saidchannel and conforming with the shape in thereofi and packing filling tthe outer side ot the heater,

In testimony whereof niiix my sign ture in presence of two witness s.

CARL J W he channel nil;

Witnesses AUGUST J. Rion'rnn, FRED GEPIG.

